Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview today, They will call.......	Salam alaykum , I think he is under AP ( administrative processing ) , and for what I know AP has no time frame   !!!! Good luck !	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-12-22 16:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I'm waiting NOA1	Salam Alaykum Saumausa !  your fiance will receive a Notice of Action letter !  so no need to worry abt it ! btw , I think I know you !!!	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2014-04-08 17:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	I-130 filed!	Good news ! I am from Morocco too and I just send my husband G325A form ! did you send it by post ( recommandé ) ?	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-17 10:24:00
Middle East and North Africa	I-864 specific question to Morocco - Does Morocco has Provinces	yes there are provinces , for example for Agadir : agadir idaoutanane , for rabat , sala zamour z3air or sth like that , just ask sb from ur family who live in safi , llah iwaffa9	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-19 19:37:00
Middle East and North Africa	Help me pls ( moroocan people arabic )	wa alaykum salam , nti akhti lli katkhtari logha bach bghiti dawzi , llah iyassar likom .	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-09-23 17:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	Working for the Government....	yes, they will ask  about ' tarkhiss from niyaba ' to leave the country !	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-10-08 16:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	Help me please:	Salam , sorry but  for what i know , if ur spouse is currently living with you in Morocco , then u r qualified for Direct consular filling !! this process expedite the speed to get ur visa ( in many cases the processing time frame can be measured in  weeks !!	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-11-03 11:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	Hotels close to the consolate in Casablanca	Hotel Rania is very close , less then 5 minutes walk to the consulate ! Good luck	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-10-23 15:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	Some bad news	I'm really sorry that you're going through this , but soon inshallah , you will be better, just keep praying , GOD is always with us . wish all the best .	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2014-01-02 20:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I 130 package .	Hi , concerning the  I 130 package , do we have to send the color copy of the whole passport of the beneficiary or just send the copy of the first three pages ?  One more question : I heard that we should send our  original marriage certificate ! is that true ?  Thank you in advance!	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-03 09:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	i 130 package ! Urgent ! pls	thank you dear VJs , so much appreciated	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-12 03:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	i 130 package ! Urgent ! pls	Hi VJ, concerning I130 package , do we have to send Marriage certificate translated and notarized or just translated by a certified translator  ? And what about birth certificate of the petitioner is it ( noskha l kamila or 3a9d l izdiayd ) ?	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-08 10:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what to do ?	Hi VJ's , Concerning the beneficiary's address , I dont know what to write in it in the form i130 because I have  never received anything  ( they ve never delivered anything to my home!!)   and am afraid to lose what USCIS gonna  send me !   would it be acceptable to open a PO BOX  and write that address ?  Thank you in advance !	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-13 14:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	what to do ?	Hi VJ's , Concerning the beneficiary's address , I dont know what to write in it in the form i130 because I have  never received anything  in my home address ( they ve never delivered anything to my home!!)  and am afraid to lose what USCIS gonna  send me !   would it be acceptable to open a box in the post office and write that address ?  Thank you in advance !	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-13 12:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	G325A from!	Hi VJs , concerning the G325A form , I am confused about The last block on the 1st page - Applicant: Print your name and Alien Registration Number in the box outlined by heavy border below ! 1st question :  should we write the beneficiary's name in both forms ( G325a for petitioner+G325a for beneficiary ) OR WHAT ??? 2nd question : the name should be written or typed ?	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-14 11:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	US citizen petition vs Permanent Resident petition	Do you mean , she's an LPR and it her only 10 days to get approved ? No way	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-28 16:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	help please	you can apply for K1 visa (Fiance(e) Visa)  then marry her  again in the US . check this :  http://www.visajourn...content/k1guide	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-30 22:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS260 or DS230 ?	and if we have to file DS260 , do we still need to scan and attach documents or just send them by mail ?	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-11-27 18:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	DS260 or DS230 ?	Hi folks, I am from Morocco , Do i have to file DS230 or DS260 ? Thanks .	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-11-27 18:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Question regarding supporting doc for I130 petition?	Salam ALaykum , 3) no need to submit originals at this stage ! 2) you  need to use  a certified translator ! as for Question number one , i am not sure ...	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-12-29 19:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packet almost complete to send in and start process	Remember the G-1145 form  is on top of EVERYTHING including the money order $420 for I-130 not $ 340 !!! Also make sure to include  TWO passport photos for each  , I heard that  though they request one photo each , they scan them and get stuck to the scanner and get ruined , so its better to send TWO !!! you may also include a cover letter ! Good luck	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-09-02 16:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Two year residency requirement for J-1 visa	At the interview you can just show them your J1 visa. If you are required to fulfill the two-year Foreign Residency Requirement the box next to the phrase ?subject to the two-year rule? will be checked off. However, if this box is not checked off it does not mean that you are not subject to the rule So the best to do is to  request an advisory opinion from the Waiver Review Division. / advisory opinion is a statement issued by the Waiver Review Division declaring whether or not a J-1 holder needs to fulfill the two year foreign residency requirement. So that is a great proof	Yassine Fatima	Female	Morocco	2013-08-09 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2013 K-1 Filers	I just got a text/email a minute or two ago.  They request for additional evidence.  I don't know what yet...have to wait for the letter in the mail.  I am happy that there is progress in my case but SAD that I got a REF. I heard from another tread that if I send the additional information in, usually they will likely approved, right?  Anybody has a REF and got NOA2 afterward?  How long did it take after u send in additional evidence and received your NOA2?  I feel like I want to cry.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-10-08 14:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	August 2013 K-1 Filers	CSC is not that fast for some cases.  I filed 1-129F on 7/31 for my partner/fiance, got NOA1 on 8/7/13, still waiting on NOA2.  I sent my I-129F to Texas lockbox, but got my NOA1 from CSC.  I am getting nervous, now.  I was thinking, if I might get a REF or something. If it has been this long, if I did have a REF, I would get a letter by now. I looked at other August filers and some filed after I did and they got NOA2 already. Could it be because of the country my partner's from?  I saw a few cases from Vietnam and Philippines that got NOA2 already.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-10-07 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembling the I-129F Package: Checklist	Thank you all for the advice. I will send her the forms by email and wait for them in the mail (while gathering other evidences). I know I will have more questions down the road.  Her visa journey just about to start. I'll start a timeline soon.   Thanks.   Ok, update.  I sent her the forms by email. She printed them out, signed, and dated and sent the forms to me via express mail from Laos.  Waiting for the form in the mail.   Question, she asked me if she should start getting her passport ready or what else she can do on her side.  Any suggestions or recommendations.   Thanks.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-17 09:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembling the I-129F Package: Checklist	yes you need to have her sign the G-325A but you can fill it out for her then send it.  You can even fill it out and email it to her she can print and sign it and send it back to you by snail mail.    when my husband went through customs all he did was give them the packet at the immigration line then said yes when they asked if he was on a k1 fiance visa.  when he was going through customs they ask him a question and he said "sorry i don't speak english" then they looked through his stuff and let him pass.  he went through san francisco.  as long as she doesn't bring anything illegal she should be fine.  at the most she should know your name and address. Thank you all for the advice. I will send her the forms by email and wait for them in the mail (while gathering other evidences). I know I will have more questions down the road.  Her visa journey just about to start. I'll start a timeline soon.   Thanks.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-12 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembling the I-129F Package: Checklist	Yes, she will need to sign and date a letter of intent and a G-325A. She also needs to send you a 2x2 inch(5x5 cm) passport photo. You can fill them out and have her sign and date them. Just let her know what she is signing.   You can go through the customs line with her, but not into secondary where they take her sealed envelope. Major airports should provide a translator if it is needed when she arrives.   Thank you Jay-Kay.  I'll fill out the paperworks for her, to have her sign.  Too bad they can't accept scan copy of the forms via email from her to me, that will speed things up.  Now I have to mail it to her and she has to mail it back, 2-3 weeks there (that if it didn't get lost in the mailing system).  I better get starting.     Anybody else here from Laos, who is K-1 for their fiance.  Tell me how yours went.   Thanks.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-11 12:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Assembling the I-129F Package: Checklist	Hi All, I am new here but I have been reading alot of other threads but I don't recall finding answers to these questions below . I am preparing the K-1 package, I am using the VJ checklist as a guide.  I just want to make sure I am doing this correct and right before I send it off.  I am a US citizen, filing for my same-sex partner in Laos to come to the US. Please help.   Question 1: From checklist, i can't send the package in until these documents are complete.  My fiance needs to certify with a letter of intent to marry in 90 days after arriving in the US and fill out the G-325A form. My fiance speaks very little english so she would have hard time filingl them out.  These two documents, do I need to mail it to my fiance and have these documents fill out and send back to me?  I assume "yes", but just to be sure I rather ask.   If yes, can I fill out most of the information and have her sign/date send these back to me?   Question 2: I read in other threads concerning US customs, to be honest, this part make me nervous.  Say, if she arrives at customs, would she need to do or say (she knows little english)?  She will have the documents from the US consulate if she passed the interviews, is that enough?  I plan to go get her after she pass the US consulate interview.     I appreciate all the advises and inputs.    Thank you.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-10 22:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	same sex K-1 visa	There are two things you seem to be confusing. 1) is proof of seeing eachother in person in the last two years.  2) is proof of a relationship.  Does your passport have passport stamps that prove you were in her country? Then item 1) is satisfied. I can see 2) is satisfied because you showed many other things.   Yes, my passport has stamps from her country.  I should be good without the tickets.  Yeppy.	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-17 17:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	same sex K-1 visa	Hello,   I am in the the same boat.  I am starting my K-1 for my fiance.  She and I have been together for 6 years, went to see her 5 times and each time 2-3 months.  I am VERY worried now, I have read many couples K-1 visa and what they have included in the package for proof of relationship.  I have everything evidence to proof our relationship (itineraries, copies of ALL pages my passport, pictures of each trip, emails, copies of wiring money to her, and phone records) EXCEPT boarding pass tickets and hotel receipts.  I thought this day will never come true for us so I did not kept the ticket passes.    Should I be worried or are the evidences I got sufficent enough?  Please help.  I got my own thread going for I-129F but since this thread is SSM topic. It's closer to home.   Thanks and I wish all the couples GOOD LUCK!	Cometz	Female	Laos	2013-07-17 17:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yet another question... re: income, taxes, sponsoring, etc.	The support forms aren't needed with the petition. You will provide them for him to take to his interview. London accepts a different sponsor than the fiancé, meaning you wouldn't even have to fill out an I-134 for London if you had no income. Your dad could provide the form instead. Yes that is a London thing not done at all consulates. After marriage, the I -864 support form is filed with his adjustment of status. You and your father will both do one. Your part is to answer the questions truthfully. Unemployed. Income $0. They will not reject his application if you have a joint sponsor, even if you are unemployed. I know it isn't needed for the petition, I just like getting everything together asap but seriously, thank you so so so much! This really lifted a weight off my shoulders. I might love you a little bit.	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-04 11:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	yet another question... re: income, taxes, sponsoring, etc.	I am so bad at this process, I swear.  So here's the deal. My fiancé lives in London. Obviously I'm getting everything ready for the K1 visa process. I'm almost done with the petition (waiting to get the money to pay the fee and the letter of intent, bio form, and passport photo for/from James), so I want to get everything else ready as far in advance as possible. As of now, I am unemployed (and looking at going back to law school this fall (I'm on a medical leave of absence)), and my parents are paying all of my bills while I job hunt. In other words, I have no income whatsoever. My parents have agreed to cosponsor James, and they know what they need to do for their sponsorship form, but I am at a complete loss as to how to fill MY form out, as I am unemployed, have no income, etc. Any and all guidance is welcomed!   Additional details that might help: I worked for most of 2013, I quit my job in August of 2013 to go to law school, and then in September I had to take a medical leave of absence. Since then, I have literally no income; my parents are paying my rent, bills, groceries, etc. (they have agreed to continue to do so until I am either back in school or have a job, even with James living with me (I live in Iowa, they live in Pennsylvania).)	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-04 10:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	I love everyone in this thread :']	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-07 11:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	The interview in London is all about him. His birth certificate. The only thing he takes of yours to his interview is your affidavit of support and proof of your income. List of documents for him http://london.usemba..._documents.html (scroll down past the first couple of paragraphs) You birth certificate (photocopy) goes with the petition to prove you are a US Citizen. It will be in the file that eventually ends up in London, but not really a part of his visa interview. Awesome, thanks so much!	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-07 09:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	I have no idea why that double posted...sorry about that!	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-07 06:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	Also, there is one (semi related) question I have about the process. I know that James will need a copy of his own birth certificate and the original for his interview, but I've seen it implied that he would need the original and copy of my birth certificate as well. Is that the case, or does my fiancé only need HIS birth cert for the interview?   Edited by vittoria, 07 January 2014 - 06:49 AM.	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-07 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	He will pay before the interview.  Once you send of the initial petition (which you pay for at the time of sending) you will get a NOA. After that it will be sent to the NVC and you will wait for the NOA2 from them. Some get this quickly and others don't - we waited 5 months. After that, your fiancé will receive a letter from the embassy in London telling him the next steps. This has changed since I did it, but from what I gather it's all done with online forms and is far simpler. At this time he will need to send off for a police certificate as he will need this to take to the medical. The cost for this is £45 for standard delivery. He will need to arrange to medical and at that he will pay £235. He should then receive the appointment letter from the embassy and I assume this tells him where he needs to go to pay the next fee (I say assume as I never got the letter and just had to figure it out. Luckily it's straight forward!). He will then take the receipt with him to the interview. You then don't have to pay anything in regards to the actual visa until you apply for AOS and this is $1070, so it's a good idea to forward plan for that too so you guys don't get stressed with it when the time comes to pay it! You might be my favorite person on earth right now--I was just about to question the AOS fee (I thought it was waived for some reason...dont know why I thought that!)   I haven't sent in the petition yet (although most of my documents are ready to go, except James's letter of intent, bio form, passport photo, I still need the money for the fee), but I've already told James about the police certificate and he is working on getting that now. Thank you so much! <3	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-07 06:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	Costs K1 London route = $1680 + £280 $340  (USCIS) I-129F petition £45  (ACPO) Police certificate. Order just before petition approval. £235 (Knightsbridge Doctors) medical exam. Pay at exam. $240 (Embassy)  Visa fee prior to interview. Online pay. $30 Courier fee if home delivery, $0 to pick up at a depot. Online pay when visa fee is paid. $1070 (USCIS) Adjustment of Status/Work Authorization/Advance Parole. After marriage. You. Are. Awesome.	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-04 11:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	You pay at the beginning of each step. 129 = pay, K-1 = pay, AOS = pay.   You get the idea. Gotcha, that makes perfect sense. Thanks so much for the help!	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-04 10:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fee question	Just making sure I understand you correctly--so he would pay the fee after the petition is approved and forwarded, but before the interview and (presumably) the medical? He would pay the fee when he actually goes online to do the application? Sorry for the stupid questions, I'm just a bit lost and I don't want a silly mistake costing time and stuff (I would like to get James (the fiancé) to the US by this winter/the end of this year)	vittoria	Female	United Kingdom	2014-01-04 09:55:00